Caske of Amontillado

In the short story, The Cask of Amontillado, it seems as if the characters of Montresor and Fortunato contrast each other sharply. In the character of Montresor, you have someone who thinks a lot. Montresor also seems exceedingly wise. When you come to the character of Fortunato, the reader gets an impression of him as a loud buffoon, someone who wants merely to have a good time and drink wine. But it seems as if …

…would have been more alike in personality there probably would not have been a death. For example if Montresor was a carouser such as Fortunato, he may have laughed at what Fortunato had said instead of taken it as an insult. Or if Fortunato was more like Montresor, he may have never made the remark that Montresor took for an insult on account of not wanting to offend him. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** The Caske of Amontillado